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Belted Kingfisher

This less-than-regal-looking Belted Kingfisher was sitting on a duck nesting box in a small pond, diving down to catch a fish every few minutes or so, and bringing the catch back to the box to dine after each successful trip - in Mirror Pool WMA.

Kristian Stenslie got this photo through a lot of patience and creative camouflage. We found a favorite kingfisher perch across from a point with a lot of high grass. He laid down in the high grass, made a "window" through the grass and waited.